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Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust
Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Association of Black Accountants Scholarship and Awards Banquet in Houston, Texas.
Date:
May 8, 1976
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Public Philosophy: Revisited, Reaffirmed
Text for Barbara C. Jordan's commencement address at the University of Arkansas about the American public's view of America.
Date:
May 10, 1986
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Consent of the Governed: Profit or Loss
Text of remarks by Barbara Jordan regarding the loss of public trust in the government, how to combat this loss, and economic concerns.
Date:
May 14, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remarks of Representative Barbra Jordan, 75th Anniversary Convention of the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks - Washington, D.C., May 6, 1975
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding difficulties facing the United States and calling for a return to "government of, by, and for the people." (p. 5)
Date:
May 6, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Accountants: Stewards of the Public Trust
Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan before the National Association of Black Accountants Scholarship and Awards Banquet in Houston, Texas.
Date:
May 8, 1976
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Rebirth of Ethics---A Pervasive Challenge
Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the Association for Investment Management and Research in San Antonio, Texas. She discusses the faltering trust between Americans and the United States government.
Date:
May 5, 1992
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quo Vadis: Decision?
Handwritten draft of a text by Barbara Jordan regarding politics, Congressional responsibilities, and contemporary issues. This was delivered as speech at the 1973 commencement of Delaware State College.
Date:
May 13, 1973
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Civil Liberties: Inoperative? In Audible? Unintelligible? Expletive Deleted?
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan given as the commencement address for Howard University, regarding the erosion of civil liberties in the face of an expanding government. She calls for her audience to not abandon the government.
Date:
May 11, 1974
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Statement of Representative Barbara Jordan, Primary Election, May 1, 1976
[1] p. ; 28 cm.
Date:
May 1, 1976
Creator:
Johnson, Lyndon B., (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Regulatory Reform Act of 1977
Text for testimony given by Barbara Jordan before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations of the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs about the Regulatory Reform Act of 1977.
Date:
May 24, 1977
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Statement of Representative Barbara Jordan - Primary Election - May 1, 1976
Text of a statement given by Barbara C. Jordan, urging the American people to vote in the upcoming primary election.
Date:
May 1, 1976
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Remarks: Cong. Barbara Jordan, Houston Dental Society
Text for a speech made by Barbara C. Jordan for the Houston Dental Society, about the development of a national health insurance program.
Date:
May 21, 1977
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Talmadge Proposing the Medicare-Medicaid Administrative and Reimbursement Reform Act before the Senate, May 5, 1977]
Photocopied text of a portion of the Congressional Record containing the proposal of Medicare-Medicaid Administrative and Reimbursement Reform Act (S.1470) by Herman Talmadge. Talmadge discusses the bill which deals with reimbursing hospital costs under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Date:
May 5, 1977
Creator:
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air Pollution Control for Houston
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding oxidant air pollution in Houston, Texas, the Environmental Protection Agency power following the Clean Air Act, and the lack of cooperation between the Texas Air Control Board and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Date:
May 28, 1975
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
American Pharmaceutical Association - New York City, May 15, 1977
Speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the American Pharmaceutical Association in New York City, about America's health delivery system as viewed from different perspectives.
Date:
May 15, 1977
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
LBJ School of Public Affairs Commencement Address
Text of Barbara C. Jordan's commencement address for the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas.
Date:
May 19, 1979
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Common Good: A Framework for Discussion and Consensus
Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the Southwest Meeting of the American Assembly at the LBJ Library in Austin, Texas. The speech is about social welfare policies.
Date:
May 11, 1990
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Why Not - Excellence?
Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at the Golden Herald Awards Presentation in Dallas, Texas, an awards ceremony for school and community service for high school seniors.
Date:
May 7, 1985
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Values in Common
Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan to the graduating class of Middlebury College. She discusses virtues necessary for a democracy: truth, tolerance, respect, and community.
Date:
May 24, 1987
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Extension of the time limit for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan calling for an extension and ratifcation of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Date:
May 18, 1978
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Congressional View of the Judiciary
Text of speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas. She discusses congressional dissatisfaction with the judiciary. The reasons she gives include their lifetime tenure, their pay, and the idea that they also write laws instead of merely adjudicate. Handwritten edits appear in the text.
Date:
May 28, 1976
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Looking for a Vision for the 1990's
Text of speech by Barbara Jordan regarding the civil rights legacy of Lyndon Johnson.
Date:
May 5, 1990
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Testimony of Representative Barbara Jordan Before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health and the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, May 11, 1977
Text of speech delivered by Barbara Jordan asking for the inclusion of the text of H.R. 6854 into any future hospital cost containment laws. This calls for the inclusion of itemized statements when a patient leaves the hospital.
Date:
May 11, 1977
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Congressional View of the Judiciary
Text of speech that was to be delivered by Barbara Jordan at the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Houston, Texas. She discusses congressional dissatisfaction with the judiciary. The reasons she gives include their lifetime tenure, their pay, and the idea that they also write laws instead of merely adjudicate.
Date:
May 24, 1976
Creator:
Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History